up someone's ass
Definitions
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Prying into or interfering with someone's business (activities, life) so much as to be irritating or annoying to them. US, vulgar
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: inside someone's anorectal area.
Examples
“Teenager A: Where you at? Teenager B: I can't be videogaming this week. My mom is up my ass about my time management.”
“"I've always had an issue⟳ with authority so working for someone who was up my ass and micromanaging me wasn't exactly an ideal scenario for me. Let's just say⟳, it provided a very fertile place⟳ for my anger to thrive."”
“The airport security team discovered that he was attempting to smuggle: he had a balloon full of drugs up his ass.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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